MedCo v. Hospira—Federal Circuit Guidance on What Constitutes a “Sale” under § 102(b)

On July 11, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a unanimous decision, which addressed what constitutes a “sale” for the purposes of the “on sale” bar to patentability pursuant to 35 U.S.C § 102(b)…


United States Patent Office

USPTO Launches New Post-Prosecution Pilot Program

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a new Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) on July 11, 2016. According to the USPTO, P3 was initiated to test its impact on enhancing patent…


Decision in Rapid Litigation Management LTD v. Cellzdirect, Inc.

A decision was issued on July 6, 2016 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Rapid Litigation Management LTD v. Cellzdirect, Inc.  The dispute came to the CAFC on…


Inventions by Dad

Dads are the greatest.  They are there to wipe your tears when you are sad, they teach you how to throw a ball, they are who you run to when mom says no. But then there are those dads who have gone…


Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.: The Federal Circuit Finds Another Computer-Implemented Invention Patent-Eligible

According to Title 35, Section 101 of the United States Code, “whoever invents ... any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ... may obtain a patent therefor.”[1]…